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A South Florida Congresswoman has announced who she is bringing to President Biden's State of the Union address.
Democrat Lois Frankel introduced Janet Zweiback on Monday. The retired nurse lives in Delray Beach and she's concerned about losing her Social Security and Medicare benefits.
"This is my money. This is what is paying my bills."
Frankel says what she calls "extreme Republicans" are threatening to hold out on voting to raise the debt ceiling...
"and that threatens paying our biggest bills and that is to Social Security and Medicare."
Frankel calls those the "two most important programs in the history of our country, keeping millions of seniors out of poverty and giving them the dignity they deserve and that they earned through their working lives."
And that's what Zweiback is worried about.
"What will I do? What will millions of Americans do if their Social Security is cut?"
But essential services continue operating uninterrupted during partial government shutdowns. President Biden is the only one who could determine that Social Security and Medicare are not essential.